LIFT News

LIFT’s Operations and Facilities Protocols – February 2023 Friday, February 3, 2023 Dear Members and Community, Happy New Year. We hope that 2023 is a productive year as we slowly pull ourselves out of the COVID-19 pandemic’s long tail. We’re excited about all the new members’ projects that have already begun and thank you for continuing to use our services for your work. LIFT is now fully open to the publ”… more

LIFT announces the creation of the Mara Da Costa Reis Fund LIFT ANNOUNCES THE CREATION OF THE MARA DA COSTA REIS FUND IN SUPPORT OF LIFT’S PRODUCTION AND POST-PRODUCTION SUPPORT GRANT Toronto, January 31, 2022—Last year, after a five year hiatus, the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) announced the return of the Production and Post-Production Support Grant. The relaunch and expansion of th”… more

Temporary closure due to weather – January 25, 2023 January 25, 2023 Due to inclement weather, the LIFT Office and Store will be closed today on Wednesday, January 25, 2023. LIFT Staff will be back on-site, if weather conditions allow, on Thursday, January 26 at 10:00am ET.

LIFT co-presents Rhayne Vermette at Media City Monday 9 January 2023, 00:00 to 00:00 Domus by Rhayne Vermette Media City Film Festival presents THOUSANDSUNS CINEMA: Indigenous Edition virtual January 9 – 30, 2023 LIFT is proud to co-present the works of Rhayne Vermette at THOUSANDSUNS CINEMA. All films in the program will stream for FREE on MCFF’s website at https://mediacityfilmfestival.com/thousandsuns/rhayne-vermette THOUSANDSUN”… more

LIFT announces the 2018 Roberto Ariganello National Resident – Malena Szlam Monday 21 November 2022, 00:00 to 00:00 LIFT ANNOUNCES THE 2018 WINNER OF THE ROBERTO ARIGANELLO AWARD: MALENA SZLAM Toronto, December 15, 2022—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to announce that Montréal filmmaker Malena Szlam was in town to work on her project that was selected as the second recipient of the Roberto Ariganello Award. The award honours th”… more

Call for Applicants: LIFT and imagineNATIVE 18th annual Mentorship Program – Final Extension Tuesday 13 December 2022, 00:00 to 23:59 December 13, 2022 Revised February 3, 2023   LIFT and imagineNATIVE 2023 ANNUAL MENTORSHIP PROGRAM Call for applicants in Toronto Are you an Indigenous filmmaker with a great idea for a 5-minute 16mm short? The LIFT/imagineNATIVE Mentorship program welcomes you to explore 16mm filmmaking through the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto”… more

Winter 2023 Workshops and Courses Now Online! We are happy to announce our Winter 2023 workshops, and will be hosting a hybrid season. Both in-person and online workshops (delivered via Zoom), will be taught by our experienced roster of industry instructors. Online registration opens Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at 10AM ET and continues until workshops are full. There is no in-person registration”… more

LIFT’s November 2022 Protocols and December Closure Friday, November 18, 2022 DECEMBER CLOSURE Updated December 14, 2022 LIFT’s facility will be closing on Thursday, December 15, 2022 at 12:00noon ET and will reopen on Tuesday, January 3, 2023 at 10:00am ET. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15 IS THE LAST DAY THE OFFICE WILL BE OPEN IN 2022. Important Note: Online Store orders must be received by 5:00pm ET on Wed”… more

Screening with Visiting Artist Matti Harju Monday 28 November 2022, 19:00 to 21:00 ALIENS AND AFTERLIFES: SCREENING WITH VISITING ARTIST MATTI HARJU Co-presented by the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) and PIX FILM. Finnish filmmaker Matti Harju joins us on Monday, November 28, 2022 to present a screening of his cinemawork. This screening complements his residency as the third resident in LIFT’s collaboration w”… more

LIFT co-presents “Fox In A Hole” at European Union Film Festival Sunday 20 November 2022, 18:00 to 23:59 LIFT co-presents “Fox In A Hole” at the 2022 European Union Film Festival “Fox In A Hole” Directed by Arman T. Riahi 2022 | Austria | 105 minutes In German and Bosnian with English subtitles. Set in a juvenile correctional facility, Fox in a Hole revolves around teacher Hannes Fuchs (Aleksandar Petrović), newly assigned to work at its school for tr”… more